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Seals, together with sea lions and walruses, are members of a group of animals known as Pinnipedia. Members of this group are known as pinnipeds. Seal Families a b c d Dubzinski, K. M.; Thomas, J. A.; Gregg, J. D. "Communication in marine mammals" in Perrin, Würsig & Thewissen 2009, pp.260–268 California sea lions are social animals, forming groups of hundreds to thousands of animals that gather onshore to breed. (David Henshaw) There is also a species of pinniped known as the crabeater seal, which lives in Antarctica. However, these animals don’t eat crabs at all—at least not the kind you would think. Instead, these seals use highly specialized teeth to filter water for tiny, abundant crustaceans known as Antarctic krill. Pinnipeds in peril The bearded seal is known for its haunting underwater cry. Sounding like a series of ghostly moans, the call can be heard up over 18 miles (30 km) away. It is thought that the bearded seal calls to attract mates and to define its territory.

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Pinnipeds need to see both above and below the sea surface, a slight dilemma since good eyesight in either location requires very different adaptations. Terrestrial animals, including humans, rely on the cornea—the clear outer layer of the eye—to focus images using a property called refraction, a bending of light as it crosses through different materials. As light travels through the air and enters the eye, it bends to the appropriate angle and creates a focused image on the retina. Underwater, terrestrial animals become farsighted because the fluid of the eye and the water are too similar, the light doesn’t bend enough so the image doesn’t focus effectively. Pinnipeds solve this issue with an especially round fisheye lens that refracts light appropriately underwater. Humans, on the other hand, have a flat lens. Renouf, D. (2012). The Behaviour of Pinnipeds. Springer Science & Business Media. p.263. ISBN 9789401131001. Leinwand, D. (27 February 2003). "Sea lions called to duty in Persian Gulf". USA Today . Retrieved 28 April 2010. Ferguson, Steven H.; Young, Brent G.; Yurkowski, David J.; Anderson, Randi; Willing, Cornelia; Nielsen, Ole (2017). "Demographic, ecological, and physiological responses of ringed seals to an abrupt decline in sea ice availability". PeerJ. 5: e2957. doi: 10.7717/peerj.2957. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 5292026. PMID 28168119. Life at sea requires a powerful and streamlined body. Pinnipeds have adapted sleek, torpedo-shaped bodies that can cut through the water without producing significant drag. They’ve also developed powerful flippers to propel and steer themselves through the water. Unlike whales and dolphins, sea lions have extremely flexible bodies, and can almost bend their bodies in half. Anatomy Propulsion and Movement

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Both the facial and nasal balloons are used to impress females and to intimidate rival males. They are also used in sound production. Only the males possess these bizarre air sacs. Underwater, pinnipeds have no sense of smell, but on land scent plays a big part in day to day life. Scent is used as an alert mechanism when predators (like humans) are nearby and as a way for males to determine whether a female is ready to mate. Scent is also an important way for mothers and pups to bond. When mothers leave their pups to forage for food they must rely on their pup’s unique scent as a way to find them among all the other pups. Mass, A. M.; Supin, A. Y. (2007). "Adaptive features of aquatic mammals' eye". The Anatomical Record. 290 (6): 701–15. doi: 10.1002/ar.20529. PMID 17516421. S2CID 39925190.

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Pannett, Rachel; Francis, Ellen (13 November 2021). " 'Cheeky' sea lions are returning to New Zealand's shores — and locals are learning to share the coast". The Washington Post . Retrieved 21 November 2021. From a distance, the hooded seal looks like any other Arctic seal. However, get closer and you’ll notice that the male has a patch of loose skin on its face. This is actually an air sac, which the seal can inflate like a balloon. Deméré, T. A.; Berta, A.; Adam, P. J. (2003). "Pinnipedimorph evolutionary biogeography" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 279: 32–76. doi: 10.1206/0003-0090(2003)279<0032:C>2.0.CO;2. S2CID 87939134.

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Forcada, Jaume; Trathan, P. N.; Reid, K.; Murphy, E. J. (2005). "The Effects of Global Climate Variability in Pup Production of Antarctic Fur Seals". Ecology. 86 (9): 2408–2417. doi: 10.1890/04-1153. ISSN 0012-9658. JSTOR 3451030.